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High School and Beyond, 1980: Sophomore and Senior Cohort Second Follow-up (1984) (ICPSR 8443)

Principal Investigator(s):
United States Department of Education. National Center for Education Statistics

Summary:

This data collection constitutes the third wave of data in
the High School and Beyond series. The base-year data (ICPSR 7896) were
collected in 1980, and the first follow-up (ICPSR 8297) was conducted
in 1982. The series is a longitudinal study of students who were high
school sophomores and seniors in 1980. As with the first follow-up, the
structure and documentation of High School and Beyond Second Follow-Up
data files represent a departure from base-year (1980) practices. While
the base-year student file contains data from both the senior and
sophomore cohorts, the two follow-up surveys provide separate student
files for the two cohorts. Each of the cohort files for this collection
merges the base year and first follow-up data with second follow-up
data. Data collected for the sophomore cohort second follow-up differ
substantially from data collected for the first follow-up since by 1984
the majority of respondents were out of high school and enrolled in
postsecondary school, working, or looking for work. File 1, the
Sophomore Cohort Second Follow-up Sample File, includes detailed
questionnaire responses on background information, education, other
training, military experience, work experience, periods unemployed,
family information, income, experiences, and opinions. Information is
also presented on the kind of school attended, hours per week spent in
class, degree, certificate or diploma being sought, and requirements
completed. Financial information in this file includes items on tuition
and fees, scholarships, and financial aid from parents to the
respondent and to any siblings. Work history data, including
occupation, industry, gross starting salary, gross income, hours per
week worked, and job satisfaction, are available along with data on the
family, including the spouse's occupation and education, date of
marriage(s), and number of children. File 5, the Senior Cohort Second
Follow-up Sample File, repeats many of the same variables that are
present in the first follow-up for this cohort. Respondents were asked
to update background information, to provide information about
postsecondary education, work experience, military service, family,
income, and life goals. New items include a limited series on computer
literacy (e.g., use of computers and software, knowledge of computer
language), detailed information on financial assistance received from
parents for pursuing postsecondary education, education and training
outside of regular school, college or military programs (on-the-job and
other employer-provided training), and periods of unemployment. Files
9,11,12, and 13 contain transcript data from each postsecondary
institution reported by sample members of the High School and Beyond
elder cohort (1980 senior cohort) in their responses to the High School
and Beyond First Follow-up (1982) and Second Follow-up (1984) surveys.
Data are available for several types of postsecondary institutions,
ranging from short-term vocational or occupational programs through
major universities with graduate programs and professional schools.
Data in these four rectangular files--Student, Transcript, Term, and
Course Files--are organized to be used in combination hierarchically.
Information is available on terms of attendance, fields of study,
specific courses taken, and grades and credits earned. A supplementary
survey, the Administrator and Teacher Survey (ATS), was conducted in
1984 in approximately half of the schools sampled in the original High
School and Beyond study. The ATS was designed to explore findings from
research on effective schools, which were defined as those schools in
which students perform at higher levels than would be expected from
their backgrounds and other factors. The ATS provides measures of staff
goals, school climates, and other processes identified in the effective
schools literature as being important for achieving educational
excellence. Separate questionnaires were administered to teachers,
administrators, vocational education coordinators, and heads of
guidance. Items in the questionnaires were selected to complement
information already in the High School and Beyond database. Included
were questions on staff goals, pedagogic practices, interpersonal
relations of staff, work load of teachers, staff attitudes,
availability and use of guidance services, planning processes, hiring
practices, special programs, and linkages to local employers, parents,
and the community.

This data collection constitutes the third wave of data in
the High School and Beyond series. The base-year data (ICPSR 7896) were
collected in 1980, and the first follow-up (ICPSR 8297) was conducted
in 1982. The series is a longitudinal study of students who were high
school sophomores and seniors in 1980. As with the first follow-up, the
structure and documentation of High School and Beyond Second Follow-Up
data files represent a departure from base-year (1980) practices. While
the base-year student file contains data from both the senior and
sophomore cohorts, the two follow-up surveys provide separate student
files for the two cohorts. Each of the cohort files for this collection
merges the base year and first follow-up data with second follow-up
data. Data collected for the sophomore cohort second follow-up differ
substantially from data collected for the first follow-up since by 1984
the majority of respondents were out of high school and enrolled in
postsecondary school, working, or looking for work. File 1, the
Sophomore Cohort Second Follow-up Sample File, includes detailed
questionnaire responses on background information, education, other
training, military experience, work experience, periods unemployed,
family information, income, experiences, and opinions. Information is
also presented on the kind of school attended, hours per week spent in
class, degree, certificate or diploma being sought, and requirements
completed. Financial information in this file includes items on tuition
and fees, scholarships, and financial aid from parents to the
respondent and to any siblings. Work history data, including
occupation, industry, gross starting salary, gross income, hours per
week worked, and job satisfaction, are available along with data on the
family, including the spouse's occupation and education, date of
marriage(s), and number of children. File 5, the Senior Cohort Second
Follow-up Sample File, repeats many of the same variables that are
present in the first follow-up for this cohort. Respondents were asked
to update background information, to provide information about
postsecondary education, work experience, military service, family,
income, and life goals. New items include a limited series on computer
literacy (e.g., use of computers and software, knowledge of computer
language), detailed information on financial assistance received from
parents for pursuing postsecondary education, education and training
outside of regular school, college or military programs (on-the-job and
other employer-provided training), and periods of unemployment. Files
9,11,12, and 13 contain transcript data from each postsecondary
institution reported by sample members of the High School and Beyond
elder cohort (1980 senior cohort) in their responses to the High School
and Beyond First Follow-up (1982) and Second Follow-up (1984) surveys.
Data are available for several types of postsecondary institutions,
ranging from short-term vocational or occupational programs through
major universities with graduate programs and professional schools.
Data in these four rectangular files--Student, Transcript, Term, and
Course Files--are organized to be used in combination hierarchically.
Information is available on terms of attendance, fields of study,
specific courses taken, and grades and credits earned. A supplementary
survey, the Administrator and Teacher Survey (ATS), was conducted in
1984 in approximately half of the schools sampled in the original High
School and Beyond study. The ATS was designed to explore findings from
research on effective schools, which were defined as those schools in
which students perform at higher levels than would be expected from
their backgrounds and other factors. The ATS provides measures of staff
goals, school climates, and other processes identified in the effective
schools literature as being important for achieving educational
excellence. Separate questionnaires were administered to teachers,
administrators, vocational education coordinators, and heads of
guidance. Items in the questionnaires were selected to complement
information already in the High School and Beyond database. Included
were questions on staff goals, pedagogic practices, interpersonal
relations of staff, work load of teachers, staff attitudes,
availability and use of guidance services, planning processes, hiring
practices, special programs, and linkages to local employers, parents,
and the community.

Study Description

Citation

United States Department of Education. National Center for Education Statistics. High School and Beyond, 1980: Sophomore and Senior Cohort Second Follow-up (1984). ICPSR08443-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1985-12-20. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08443.v1